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Thursday, January 15, 2015

17th April 1814 – Battle of Waremme – Day Two

Waremme Campaign area

1 and 4 Prussian
corps have orders to attack Waremme

13 Polish corps
has orders to hold Waremme

1 Prussian and 13
Polish corps have fought for possession of Waremme throughout 16 April
1814.At nightfall the Prussians hold
the western half of the town and the Polish the eastern halt.Both have orders to fight a second day

4 Prussian corps
has orders to support 1 corps.

Prussian - 19200
infantry, 2000 cavalry and 60 guns

Polish - 10400
infantry, 1000 cavalry and 30 guns

Table at
start of wargame

Prussian
Brigades5 infantry2 cavalry2 artillery

Polish
Brigades3 infantry1 cavalry1 artillery

1
Prussian and 13 Polish start on table

4
Prussian arrive start of move 5

4
Prussian have two brigades detached and one with 70% casualties

So
in effect they have one infantry and one cavalry brigade, plus artillery

Move 1 – 0800 to 0900

Prussians have replaced
garrison with a new brigade

Artillery fire on garrison, no casualties

Garrison skirmish, no casualties

Cavalry advance to engage lancers

Polish have replaced garrison with a new brigade

Artillery fire on garrison, no casualties

Garrison skirmish, no casualties

Lancers withdraw

Move 2 – 0900 to 1000

Lancers charge again and win melee, hussars retire shaken

Battle for the town continues

Both garrisons receive casualties

Both pass morale test with 10% casualties each.

Move 3 – 1000 to 1100

Prussian hussars
retire behind square and rally

Artillery fire on
garrison, no casualties

Polish artillery
hit garrison, who pass morale with 30% casualties

Move 4 -1100 to 1200

Prussians send in fresh brigade to replace garrison

Remainder advance south of town

Polish move south of town to counter Prussian attack

Move 5 – 1200 to 1300

1 Prussian hussars charge lancers, melee is a draw and both
brigades disordered

Landwehr brigade replace garrison.

Artillery fire on garrison, no casualties

4 Prussian arrive (top centre)

13 Polish continue to move south of town

Move 6 – 1300 to 1400

1 Prussian hussars continue melee, once more a draw and both
disordered